When I share the secrets to growing crape myrtles in Prescott, gardeners often express surprise. You might think these ...

White recommends the Pink Velour, Sioux, Acoma, Country Red, or Catawba varieties for long-lasting summer blooms in ...

Q: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and peeling ... The varieties Natchez, Tuscarora, Muskogee and Sioux are most tender to cold damage. They are four of the best sellers ...

Dear Neil: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and ... The varieties Natchez, Tuscarora, Muskogee, and Sioux are most tender to cold damage. They are four of the best sellers ...

Dear Neil: Why is my crape myrtle dead? The bark is splitting and peeling off. Inside, the trunk is black and the wood is moist. The plant beside it has ...

The crape myrtle ( Lagerstroemia indica ) is a small ... such as “Natchez” (white), “Sioux” (dark pink) or “Tuscarora” (dark coral pink). Some of them are more resistant to attack ...

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It excretes a sugary solution known as “honeydew,” like what is ...

Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale — Southeastern Virginia has been battling this pest for years. The scale itself will not kill the plants. However, the sooty mold is the real problem.

Timing is everything when it comes to pruning a crape myrtle. So when is it too late to prune crape myrtles if you want blooms in the summer? Along with not cutting off next year’s flowers ...

You’re in luck. The 2024 Crape Myrtle Festival will return to John Barnes Park in Ardmore on Saturday. The annual festival is free to the public with free parking. Yolanda Eubanks, Director of the ...

Dear Neil: We have a crape myrtle that was planted in 2018 ... Tuscarora, Country Red, Sioux, and Muskogee). Of those, Natchez and Tuscarora were hurt the worst, but I’ve even seen normally ...